Department of Energy’s CyberForce Competition

The US Department of Energy is hosting the CyberForce Competition which is a cyber defense competition that focuses on the defensive/hardening nature of energy cyber infrastructure. Through the CyberForce Competition, DOE has worked to increase 1) hands-on cyber education to college students and professionals, 2) awareness into the critical infrastructure and cyber security nexus, and 3) basic understanding of cyber security within a real world scenario. Application deadline is September 28, 2018 (5:00pm CST) and competition is November 30-December 1, 2018 at one of seven National Labs on the mainland. The competition is open to college students and is free to all selected teams. Limited funds are available for teams needing partial support for travel.

Mission

In August 2013 the Office of Homeland Security was created within the State of Hawaii, Department of Defense. OHS is responsible for addressing the state’s vulnerabilities by enhancing its capacity to prevent, protect, respond to, and recover from any critical incidents.